THEATER: All the Moving Parts - Costume Designer Clint Ramos by Cunytv75

Theatre News: Colonial Players Marking 70 Years by Peter Orvetti

The Colonial Players is one of the region’s oldest continually operating non-professional theatre companies, marking its 70th anniversary this year. The very first production, “The Male …

Why John Lithgow Worried About Starring in Broadway’s ‘Hillary and Clinton’ by Marc Malkin

When Lucas Hnath first conceived of “Hillary and Clinton” in 2008, he was writing for and about a very different America. Now, a total reimagining of the show has made its way to Broadwa…

MICF: Amos Gill – Almost Famos by Arts Review

No stranger to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, former Adelaide brekky-radio host, Amos Gill is back in town after making a name for himself on the US comedy club circuit and a n…

Book Review: “The Ruins of Ani” — Into the Mystic by Vincent Czyz

The Ruins of Ani illuminates one of those rare places that leaves visitors feeling they might have to dust off the word mystical to describe the experience. The post Book Review: “The Ruin…

Executive Director – National Art Education Association by Artsjournal

The Executive Director will champion visual arts educators and the value of visual arts and design education; lead a strategic vision that further strengthens NAEA, supports its members; and…

BE MORE CHILL Star Stephanie Hsu Stars In NPR Kids' Podcast CIRCLE ROUND by BroadwayWorld

Be More Chill's Stephanie Hsu last seen in SpongeBob SquarePants The Broadway Musical is the latest Broadway star to join the cast of the acclaimed children's storytelling podcast, Circle Ro…

Musical 'Nine' picks up where Fellini film left off by James Hebert

La Mesa's Lamplighters Community Theatre is reviving movie-inspired show that won five Tony Awards in 1983

‘Field of Dreams’ Turns 30: Why the Baseball Classic Still Holds a Special Place in America’s Hearts (and Heartland) by Pat Saperstein

Humphrey Bogart never said, “Play it again, Sam” in the 1942 Oscar-winning classic “Casablanca.” In fact, no one says it in the movie. And the mysterious voice in the adored 1989 fan…

‘Hadestown’ star Patrick Page has a newfound passion: mani-pedis by Barbara Hoffman

He was the green meanie of Broadway’s “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” and the Green Goblin of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.” Now Patrick Page has gone to hell — …

Coming Soon: Trav S.D. Takes You to the World’s Fairs! by Trav S.D.

April 2019 marks the 80th Anniversary of the groundbreaking 1939 New York World’s Fair. To mark the occasion I’ve booked two talks at two related locations, one in Brooklyn, one in Queen…

Tell Me More | Episode 25: Zoë Winters on the Difficult Conversations of “White Noise” by Matt Tamanini

On this episode of BroadwayRadio’s “Tell Me More,” Matt Tamanini talks to actress Zoë Winters who is currently starring in The Public Theater’s “White Noise.” The gripping and t…

Are Trigger Warnings At Theatres Useful Context Or… by Artsjournal

As part of his PhD research on theatre spectatorship at the University of Toronto, Scott Mealey interviews many audience members and says he’s “shocked” by the level of anxiety many of…

Photo Flash: Get A First Look At Renderings For HAMILTON: THE EXHIBITION in Chicago by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has a first look at renderings of scenes from HAMILTON THE EXHIBITION Check out the photos below

Laurie Metcalf Devours Her Role Like a Room Service Sirloin in ‘Hillary and Clinton’ by Rex Reed

Laurie Metcalf looks and sounds nothing like Hillary Clinton, yet in her role in Broadway's 'Hillary and Clinton' she is, as always, nothing less than mesmerizing.

Broadway.com #LiveatFive with Christopher Sieber of The Prom by Broadway.com

Christopher Sieber stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat about The Prom and more with Caitlin Moynihan.

Lyrics and Lyricists to Celebrate Oklahoma! at 75 in May by Adam Hetrick

Rodgers and Hammerstein President Ted Chapin hosts the evening that will feature Kerstin Anderson and Jason Gotay.

Arbitrator: NY City Ballet’s Firing Of Two Dancers Was “Wrong And Unjust” by Artsjournal

The two principals, Amar Ramasar and Zachary Catazaro had been dismissed for sharing graphic text messages. An independent arbitrator determined that “while the company was justified in di…

A Look Inside Rehearsals For Proof of Love Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

Chisa Hutchinson’s solo play, starring Brenda Pressley, will begin May 7 at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

Block Talk- Episode 105: Kiki Ball-Change by Michael Block

In this episode, I sit down with recent Ultimate Drag Pageant champion Kiki Ball-Change!To listen to the podcast, download and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, or Stitcher!

Rachel Chavkin is a great success on Broadway, but is a rare item by John Carucci - The Associated Press

Despite the theatre community embracing inclusion onstage with gender identity and non-traditional casting, when it comes to directors, there’s still a gender imbalance.

Alexa! Play HAPPY Music! (And Why That’s A Challenge) by Artsjournal

Using your smart speaker to play music is the top use for them. But making music choices useful has been a challenge. “Using voice to sift through and access music may be a relatively new …

Jason Sherwood (‘Rent: Live’ production designer) on a ‘surreal, strange dream come true’ [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW] by Sam Eckmann

“I am a ‘heart creature’ myself,” reveals production designer Jason Sherwood. “I like to have a personal connection to something” he says of the projects he chooses, “to find a…

Cappies Review: ‘Damn Yankees’ at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School by Guest Author

Review submitted by Zoe Benton of Tuscarora High School. Would you sell your soul to the devil to help your favorite baseball team win? Joe Boyd would, becoming the new, younger Joe Hardy as…

11th American Natya Festival to be held this weekend by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Soorya Performing Arts presents the 11th American Natya Festival this weekend, hosting Indian dancers from around the world. The three-day event features western and Indian dance dramas on a…

Eve Ensler to Appear in Conversation With Glenn Close at 92Y by Adam Hetrick

The playwright-performer of The Vagina Monologues will discuss her new book, The Apology.

Audra McDonald, Michael Shannon and More Get Excited About Bringing Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Back to Broadway by Broadway.com

Audra McDonald, Michael Shannon, scribe Terrence McNally and director Arin Arbus talk about why now is the time for a Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Broadway revival.

DANCE CAPTAIN DANCE ATTACK: Ben Learns to Love His Neighbor with THE PROM's Jack Sippel! by BroadwayWorld TV

In this latest episode, Ben learns to love his neighbor with choreography from The Prom, with the help of Jack Sippel. Can you keep up

Why Are Many Of Us Obsessed With Reading Books Quickly? by Artsjournal

The point is, the act of reading is rarely a simple case of ‘finish one, start another one’—it’s an endless overlapping conversation between reader and page, an imprecise gumbo of ge…

‘A Quick 5’ with Zachary Michel, President and Co-Founder, Charm City Fringe by Susan Brall

Charm City Fringe, Inc. (CCF) which began in 2015 holds its Festival in Baltimore, Maryland. According to CCF, they provide a platform for theatrical artists to elevate their work and reach …

People Still Want To See Inside Fragile Historical Buildings. Now They Can… Virtually by Artsjournal

Churches damaged by earthquakes, buildings ravaged by fire. It’s too dangerous for visitors to enter, or perhaps the site will be damaged by visits. Now a trove of 3D models has been put o…

Laurie Metcalf, John Lithgow and More on Surprising Audiences with Hillary and Clinton on Opening Night by Broadway.com

John Lithgow, Laurie Metcalf, scribe Lucas Hnath and more talk about Hillary and Clinton's timely arrival and shining the light on the private lives of characters we know on opening night.

‘THE CRADLE WILL ROCK’ AT CSC AND ‘FAUST 2.0’ FROM MABOU MINES (REVIEWS FROM NEW YORK) by Robert Shuman

By Bob Shuman Theatre watchers may contemplate how two plays, both once directed by Orson Welles for the Depression’s Federal Theatre, have devilishly reappeared, not during a time of low …

Here's Your First Look at Alex Brightman, Sophia Anne Caruso & More in Broadway's Beetlejuice by Broadway.com

It's showtime! Beetlejuice, the new musical based on the fan-favorite film, is playing at the Winter Garden Theatre. The production, which stars Alex Brightman in the outlandish titular role…

A Look Back at the History of Contemporary Circus by Raina Searles

By Lexi DeFilippo, Communications Intern Spring 2019 This summer, FringeArts’ annual circus festival Hand to Hand returns to bring the wonder of contemporary circus to the heart of Philade…

Mahjong is experiencing a renaissance downtown by Emily McTavish

It’s like Crazy Rich Asians except way less intense. The climax of last summer's hit movie Crazy Rich Asians featured a tense exchange between two characters o…

Off-Label Brand: Why Do Some Writers Look Down On Science Fiction? by Artsjournal

Even some writers writing science fiction get a bit cranky when you label is such… – The Guardian

Dave Malloy's World Premiere Musical Octet Extends Ahead of First Preview at Signature by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre has announced an extension to the highly anticipated new musical Octet. Originally announced to play a limited run through June 9, the world premiere tuner …

Dave Malloy's World Premiere Musical Octet Extends at Signature Ahead of First Preview by Andy Lefkowitz

Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre has announced an extension to the highly anticipated new musical Octet. Originally announced to play a limited run through June 9, the world premiere tuner …

Dave Malloy’s New A Cappella Musical Octet Extends by Olivia Clement

The world-premiere production, directed by Annie Tippe, will play an additional week at Off-Broadway’s Signature.

Cappies Review: ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Connelly School of the Holy Child by Guest Author

Review submitted by Eamon Raftery-Sweeney of South Lakes High School. A Greek wedding. Three dads. Swedish pop group ABBA. If you mix all three of these and sprinkle in a bit of charm, you g…

The Rose Announces a Season of Fare for Young Audiences by American Theatre Editors

The kid-friendly lineup includes adaptations of favorite books and musical versions of beloved children’s films.

Review: In ‘Everything Is Illuminated,’ family skeletons in the stage spotlight by Philip Brandes

What begins as a comic road trip of ancestral rediscovery takes a hairpin turn into tragic history as “Everything Is Illuminated” makes its Southern Californian stage debut courtesy of S…

Victory Gardens town hall will address sexual violence, #MuteRKelly by Miriam Di Nunzio

The free event is open to the public and will take place May 16 at the theater, 2433 N. Lincoln.

Eliza Doolittle through the century, in My Fair Lady and Pygmalion by Jonathan Mandell

The fifth Broadway production of My Fair Lady opened a year ago today, as good a time as any to wax nostalgic over not just Lerner and Loewe’s 1956 musical, but over Pygmalion, the 1913 pl…

Hadestown Star Eva Noblezada Sets May Residency at The Green Room 42 by Adam Hetrick

A Tony Award nominee for Miss Saigon, Noblezada will perform Ballad of a Broadway Twenty-Something on Monday evenings.

John Cameron Mitchell’s New Podcast Has A Galaxy Of Stars And A Singing Brain Tumor by Artsjournal1

Anthem: Homunculus “is not the first podcast musical to be released. And though it contains a love ballad from a brain tumor to its host, it may not even be the strangest. But it is probab…

The Cher Show's Micaela Diamond on Crying Over Lin-Manuel Miranda, Becoming 'Buddy-Buddy' with Cher & More by Caitlin Moynihan

There have been countless Cher impersonators, impressions and wannabees over the Oscar-winning diva's decades-long career, but only one person can say she made her Broadway debut telling o…

A Sneak Peek at the American Premiere of Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Marc J. Franklin

Enda Walsh's stage adaptation of Max Porter’s novel will begin performances at St. Ann’s Warehouse Off-Broadway April 20.

VIDEO: Find The Easter Eggs In FROZEN on Broadway's Set by BroadwayWorld

Frozen set designer Christoper Oram hid some scenes from his favorite Disney films in the set for the Broadway adaptation of the hit film Have you managed to spot any while catching the show…

BWW TV: Get a Peek at the Mayhem of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Off-Broadway by BroadwayWorld TV

Today, April 18, the producers of The Play That Goes Wrong are celebrating the birthdays of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, Eliot Ness and Kate Hudson by releasing new video of the brilliant…

Worth Full Retail Value: ‘Buyer & Cellar’ by Matthew Wexler

Scott Gryder triumphs in "Buyer & Cellar," Jonathan Tolin one-person play about a struggling actor who works in Barbra Streisand's basement. The post Worth Full Retail Value: ‘Buyer &a…

In The Early 20th Century, Birmingham AL Had 20 Theatres In Five Blocks. Then… by Artsjournal

They closed from neglect. Most were abandoned or turned into storefronts. Now, one-by-one they’re being restored and reopened. It’s quite grand. – BBC

Call Redialed: NEW Olivia Newton-John Interview: Don't Stop Believin' by Adam Rothenberg

"We only have this minute that we are in. Once it's gone, we can't change it. Tomorrow we are not guaranteed anything. We only have this moment which is a gift." - Olivia Newton-John I am be…

Be More Chill on Broadway by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

"Be More Chill," the dazzling and inventive musical based on the cult Young Adult novel by Ned Vizzini, has made a successful transfer to Broadway Lyceum Theater with the same cast and an ex…

ALADDIN on Tour Celebrates Two Years and Two Millionth Guest by BroadwayWorld

The North American tour of Disney's Aladdin welcomed its two millionth guest, Marcela Bloise, last night on April 18 at The San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, where the hit Broadway mu…

Beast or Burden: A Review of First Love is the Revolution at Steep Theatre by Kevin Greene

Blood, lust, and love coalesce in the poignant personification of this Midwest premiere.

A First Look at the World Premiere of The Pain of My Belligerence Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

Halley Feiffer’s new play, directed by Trip Cullman, is set to open at Playwrights Horizons April 22.

‘A Republic Of Readers’: Mexico’s New Chief Literary Minister (Yes) Is A Bomb-Thrower Who Aims To Transform Its Book Industry by Artsjournal1

The Fondo de Cultura Económica is a huge government-funded publishing house, influential throughout the Spanish-speaking world, and its boss basically is Mexico’s minister of literature. …

Review: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma by Elyse Trevers

Who would have ever thought the words ‘dark’ and ‘sexual’ would ever apply to the 1943 classic musical Oklahoma?  Without considerable changes to the script or the music, direct…

BWW Exclusive: James Synder, Jenny Jules & Matt Mueller Cast a Spell on Broadway in HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD by Richard Ridge

Year Two has officially begun at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and that means that a brand new class of witches and wizards has begun a magical journey at Hogwarts or the Lyric Theatre.…

Bloody Good! Set Designer Santo Loquasto on Getting Audiences to Both 'Gasp and Giggle' at Gary by Broadway.com

Tony-winning set designer Santo Loquasto discusses creating the word of Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus.

Vanessa Redgrave and Janie Dee Join Theatre Royal Bath Summer Season by Adam Hetrick

Additional casting has been announced for Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit and Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.

‘The Prom’ Director Casey Nicholaw: Thanksgiving Kisses, Broadway Babies And A Date With Netflix – Tony Watch by Greg Evans

Last Thanksgiving, Broadway’s The Prom had just recently opened at the Longacre Theatre when it took part in the annual Macy’s parade. Performing the musical’s big finale number “Tim…

Review: Vessel, Sadler’s Wells by Gabriel Wilding

Review: Vessel, Sadler's Wells4.0starsFrom the primordial darkness, inhuman shapes begin to shift as slow eerie sounds begin to build. This is Vessel’s first touch down at Sadler’s Wells…

Canadian Government Initiates A Review Of Museum Policies On Indigenous Culture by Artsjournal

Canadian museums have not done a good job including indigenous culture in their collections or on their walls. Now a new federal government initiative aims to make a review of museum policie…

First Look at Our Showstopper Series: 10 Incredible Broadway Stars Who Stopped The Show This Season

Get a sneak peek at our spring photo and interview series about this season's biggest Broadway showstoppers.

THE CHER SHOW's Michael Graceffa Takes Over Instagram Tomorrow! by Linnae Medeiros

We've got you babes because The Cher Show's Michael Graceffa is taking over BroadwayWorld's Instagram Story tomorrow, April 20th Be sure to tune in to see what goes into a two-show day at th…

Akram Khan Completely Overhauls ‘Giselle’ by Artsjournal1

No more sweet village maiden, caddish duke, or white-clad dancing spirits. “Khan’s Giselle has a new score, new décor and costumes, a contemporary setting — migrant laborers in ghostl…

Why Kate Hamill decided to get ‘radical’ with ‘Vanity Fair’ by Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent

ACT in San Francisco is staging playwright and actress Kate Hamill's feminist re-invention of "Vanity Fair."

‘Subjunctives & everything’: Simon Evans: Genius 2.0 – Soho Theatre & Touring by Johnny Fox

At 53, Simon Evans isn’t so different from circuit comedians half his age – a rhetorical stream of invective squirted squarely at current events, with the exception that he speaks entire…

Watch Tony Winner Judi Dench in Exclusive Clip From Trevor Nunn’s New Film Red Joan by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony-winning director behind Les Misérables and Cats brings the true story of the “Granny Spy” to the silver screen.

THE MAN IN THE CEILING Cast Recording Featuring Kate Baldwin, Gavin Creel and Ashley Park is Available for Download Now by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Records has announced that the new musical The Man in the Ceiling - with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by Jules Feiffer, based on his novel - is available for digita…

Watch The Play That Goes Wrong Cast in Green Goes Wrong: Paper Conservation by Andrew Gans

Cast and crew members from the comedy celebrate Earth Day.

Tickets On Sale Today for BroadwayCon 2020 by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayCon celebrates its fifth year in 2020, returning to the New York Hilton Midtown on Friday, January 24 through Sunday, January 26. Tickets go on sale to the public today, Friday, Apri…

For Passover: Why I Worship “The Ten Commandments” (1956) by Trav S.D.

Since 1973, the arrival of Passover/ Good Friday/ Easter has meant an annual television screening of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 Biblical epic The Ten Commandments. That initial showing on ABC…

VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals Of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA World Tour by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has an inside look at THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA World Tour, led by Jonathan Roxmouth and Meghan Picerno Check out the video below

Miami – Crossroads Of The Americas (And Increasingly, Theatre, Too) by Artsjournal

Miami is a curious place, one of the world’s most international cities. Everyone seems to be from someplace else. And in recent years that has translated into a lively theatre scene, with …

VIDEO: On This Day, April 19- It's Springtime for THE PRODUCERS On Broadway by Alexa Criscitiello

The musical is the recipient of the most Tony Awards in theater history with 12 wins including Best Musical. The day after its opening,The Producersbroke the record for the largest single da…

Can You Spot the Disney Easter Eggs on the Set of Broadway’s Frozen? by Ryan McPhee

Tony-winning set designer Christopher Oram hid some Disney moments of yesteryear into Arendelle.

BroadwayWorld Seeks Summer College Student Bloggers by BroadwayWorld

As a Student Blogger, you will have the chance to share your experience and personal perspective as a student of the theatrical arts. You must be studying the theatrical arts, but you do NOT…

Stars of THE CHER SHOW, TO KILL A MOCKINBIRD, and More to Appear at BC/EFA's EASTER BONNET COMPETITION by BroadwayWorld

Many of Broadway's brightest stars, most sensational ensembles and illustrious legends will make special appearances at the 33rd annual Easter Bonnet Competition on Monday, April 22, at 430 …

Ugly Spending Battle And Insubordination Mean Another State Public TV Network May Split With Its Supporting Nonprofit by Artsjournal1

A legal dispute between Oklahoma’s network of PBS affiliates and the foundation through which viewers support it just ended (and so did the foundation). Similar discord in Arkansas is even…

BWW TV: Audra McDonald & Michael Shannon Talk FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE by Tv - Press Previews

The new Broadway production of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, starring Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald and two-time Academy Award nominee Micha…

BWW Album Review: THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT Is An Uncovered Musical Treasure Trove by Tori Hartshorn

It's not everyday you get rediscovered music, posthumously released music from a musical theater icon, but alas that day has come. The Jonathan Larson Project is a new album featuring previo…

‘Hadestown’ Took 12 Years to Get to Broadway, But It’s More Relevant Than Ever by Dnissen01

When “Hadestown” was first staged as a tiny, DIY theater project in Vermont, those involved could never have predicted that it was the start of a twelve-year journey to Broadway – or h…

Conductor Simone Young Makes Her San Francisco Symphony Debut by Steve Holt

The Australian maestra talks about building collaborations and the mysteries of Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel.

VIDEO: BWW Hits The Red Carpet at Opening Night of HILLARY AND CLINTON by BroadwayWorld TV

Hillary and Clinton opened last night, March 16, 2019, at the John Golden Theatre, where it plays through July 21, 2019. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night See our coverage from the r…

Throwing Out My CDs by Ben Rimalower: JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS by Ben Rimalower

Nothing quite got me going like hearing Alice Whitfield and the cast of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris braggadociously belting about 'the time when Brussels was king.'

Hit the Campaign Trail with Laurie Metcalf, John Lithgow & More on Opening Night of Hillary and Clinton by Broadway.com

Tony winners and towering talents Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow are taking on the roles of Hillary and Bill Clinton in Lucas Hnath's new play. Hillary and Clinton officially opened at Broa…

Roundabout's KISS ME, KATE Revival Will Get a Cast Recording by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Records has announced it will record a new cast album of Cole Porter's musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate, based on the current hit production from the Roundabout Theatre Company Todd H…

A bar becomes a battle zone of class, race and competition as San Diego Rep stages Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Sweat' by James Hebert

Play focuses on economic upheaval that threatens to tear apart factory workers' families and friendships in struggling industrial town

NEWS: Aaron Sidwell & Lauren Samuels lead the cast in Barn Theatre’s production of Henry V by Press Releases

From musical theatre to Shakespeare, Aaron Sidwell and Lauren Samuels will star as Henry and Katherine respectively in The Barn Theatre’s upcoming production of the Bard’s Henry V.

Notre Dame’s Organ Survived. Hear The Last Recording Before The Fire by Artsjournal

Organist organist Olivier Latry made the recording in January. This week he posted an update on the instrument on Facebook: “Despite all the damage in the Cathedral, the organ miraculously…

Kelli O’Hara, Bryan Cranston, Beth Leavel, Glenda Jackson, More Will Be Part of 2019 Easter Bonnet Competition by Andrew Gans

The annual fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will take place April 22 and 23 at the Minskoff Theatre.

Backstage at The Cher Show with Jarrod Spector, Episode 9: Surprise Bonus! by Broadway.com

The Cher Show's Jarrod Spector offers up a surprise bonus episode chronicling his whirlwind time singing with Cher on The Tonight Show and his amazing concert at Sony Hall.

Heidi Schreck Talks Finding the Humor in What the Constitution Means to Me by Ruthie Fierberg

The playwright and actor questions the U.S. Constitution in her Broadway debut.

Watch Heidi Schreck Talk About Finding the Humor in the Constitution by Ruthie Fierberg

The playwright and actor questions the document in her Pulitzer Prize finalist play What the Constitution Means to Me.

Audra McDonald & Michael Shannon Prep to Bring Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Back to Broadway by Caitlin Moynihan

Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is gearing up to return to Broadway. Starring six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald and Tony nominee Michael Shannon, the new staging…

John Cameron Mitchell, Bryan Weller to Release 'Anthem: Homunculus' Soundtrack Featuring Cynthia Erivo, Patti LuPone by TV News Desk

Today Ghostlight Records announces a May 20 digital download and streaming release date for the soundtrack toAnthem Homunculus,created by award-winning writerdirector John Cameron MitchellHe…

Rehearsals under way for The Hired Man coming to Hull, Oldham and London by Mark Ludmon

By Mark Ludmon Rehearsals are under way for a landmark revival of British musical The Hired Man that will be staged in Hull, Oldham and east London. The cast will feature: Jon Bonner (The C…

BWW Review: Laurie Metcalf, John Lithgow Debate The Art of Getting Elected in Lucas Hnath's Political Fan Fiction HILLARY AND CLINTON by Michael Dale

'If the universe is infinite,' Laurie Metcalf, playing Laurie Metcalf, explains to the audience at the outset of Lucas Hnath's sharp and funny bit of political fan fiction, Hillary and Clint…

Easter Bonnet Competition by Barry Gordin

Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS Presents the 33rd Annual Easter Bonnet Competition Monday and Tuesday at the Minskoff Theatre By: Ellis Nassour April 19, 2019: The Red Bucket Brig…

VIDEO: Heidi Schreck Shares How Her First Love Became the Subject of Broadway's WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME by TV News Desk

On this mornings episode of TODAY,Heidi Schreck sat down to share how her first love - the Constitution - became a Broadway play about one girl's love affair with the nation's most important…

Drama League Nominations by Barry Gordin

April 17, 2019: The Drama League (Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, Executive Artistic Director) announced the 2019 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revi…

Italian Futurism Led Straight To Fascism (And The Same Could Happen Again Elsewhere) by Artsjournal1

“There are lessons to be learned for today’s technologists and futurists in Marinetti’s [Futurist Manifesto], and it would be foolish to ignore them. Let’s first take a look at the w…

Album Review: Tina – The Tina Turner Musical Original Cast Recording by Debbie Gilpin

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is a cast recording that’s worth listening to whether you’ve seen the show or not, as you can absolutely appreciate the performances & musicianship – …

Review: ‘Niceties’ at the Geffen turns a college history paper into revolutionary war by Charles McNulty

No contemporary play better captures America's cultural divides than Eleanor Burgess' "The Niceties," in which a standout black student and a distinguished white professor clash over race an…

Review: ‘Niceties’ at the Geffen turns a college history paper into revolutionary war by Charles McNulty

College campuses have become the crucible of the new and expanded culture wars embroiling America, and no contemporary play does a better job of capturing the tenor of this fierce battle tha…

Citizens of Mockingbird: Will Pullen on Playing the 'Last Bit of Sunlight of Boyhood' as Jem Finch by Paul Wontorek

In adapting Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird for the stage, award-winning scribe Aaron Sorkin looked at the iconic characters of the recently named "best-loved" American novel with fre…

Listen to Ramin Karimloo Sing Hamilton’s ‘You’ll Be Back’ by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony nominee lends his take to the King George tune.

Kiss Me, Kate Revival to Receive Original Cast Album by Andy Lefkowitz

Wunderbar! Ghostlight Records has announced that the sumptuous Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate will be preserved as an original cast recording. The album will be recorded on April 22, with…

Soundtrack for John Cameron Mitchell’s Anthem: Homunculus to Be Released May 20 by Adam Hetrick

The first season features over 30 original songs performed by Cynthia Erivo, Patti LuPone, Glenn Close, Marion Cotillard, Denis O’Hare, and more.

From prison to the stage and back to Tottenham by Bridget Minamore

Gina Moffatt’s remarkable story inspired Emma Dennis-Edwards to write Funeral Flowers, a hit at last year’s Edinburgh fringe. Now, the story has come full circle back to north London Thr…

Book Review: “In Search of Stonewall” — Illuminating Queer History by Sophie Lellman

The essays here give readers an eyewitness glimpse into mid-century queer life will intrigue (if not shock) younger LGBT+ people. The post Book Review: “In Search of Stonewall” — Illum…

Pirouettes like Jagger: inside the unlikely Rolling Stones ballet by Rob Ledonne

Mick Jagger and his ballerina girlfriend Melanie Hamrick hosted the US premiere of their ballet, soundtracked by Rolling Stones songs “I hope you’re going to enjoy this wonderful, new ba…

Broadway's Kiss Me, Kate to Record Cast Album by Olivia Clement

The Roundabout revival, extended through June, will record an album with Ghostlight next week.

REVIEW: Ian McKellen On Stage with Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and You, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭✭✭✭✭ by Paul T Davies

By Paul T Davies Paul T Davies reviews Ian McKellen On Stage with Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and You at the Mercury Theatre Colchester as part of its UK Tour. This post REVIEW: Ian McKelle…

Hillary and Clinton Will Hold Special Midnight Performance to Benefit the Actors Fund by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony nominee Lucas Hnath's new play Hillary and Clinton will offer up a midnight performance this spring as a benefit for The Actors Fund. The show will be held on Thursday, May 16 at 11:59p…

When Actors Smash The Scenery, These Are The Folks Who Clean It Up by Artsjournal1

Take, for instance, the recent Broadway production of Sam Shepard’s True West and the wreckage Ethan Hawke left behind every show. “How would anyone, save for a skilled team of crime sce…

Original A Little Night Music Star D’Jamin Bartlett Will Head Reading of Confessions of a Retired Witch by Andrew Gans

Bartlett wrote the musical with Mark Bornfield.

NEWS: Katherine Parkinson & Vanessa Redgrave join line-up for Theatre Royal Bath’s summer season as new productions are announced by Press Releases

Jonathan Church, artistic director of Theatre Royal Bath’s summer season, has announced further productions and new casting for the 2019 programme. Katherine Parkinson joins Rupert Everett…

Turns Out Walt Whitman Was Pretty Racist — Should He Be #Cancelled? (No, Here’s A Better Idea) by Artsjournal1

“Like many white intellectuals, Whitman seems to have been seduced by the proliferation of racist pseudo-science in the post-Civil War era, … [and his] racism was not limited to black pe…

'Steel Magnolias' at Actors Co-op: A Southern recipe, served up with love by Margaret Gray

In the first scene of the play “Steel Magnolias,” Robert Harling’s 1987 love letter to small-town Southern women, two Louisiana friends share favorites from their recipe boxes. Cuppa C…

Michael Cerveris, Beth Malone, Debra Messing, and Jessie Mueller Will Appear in Provincetown by Adam Hetrick

The Provincetown Art House and Town Hall have announced the summer 2019 lineup of stars from stage and screen.

GRACE NOTES: Friday, April 19, 2019 by Susan Grace

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Get Godly with the Cast of Hadestown on Opening Night in this Red Carpet Challenge by Broadway.com

On the opening night of Hadestown, the cast and friends test their godly knowledge with Matt Rodin in this Red Carpet Challenge.

Corbin Bleu, Betsy Wolfe, and Ethan Slater Will Be Part of Broadway By the Year Concert by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway Musicals of 1965 and 1978 will take place May 20 at The Town Hall.

Go Inside Opening Night of Hillary and Clinton on Broadway by Nathan Skethway

The new playstarring Tony winners Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow, opened on Broadway April 18 at the John Golden Theatre.

Using Ballet Classes To Help Break Through Peru’s Class Barriers by Artsjournal1

“The class led by Maria del Carmen Silva, a former professional dancer, is bringing classical ballet dancing to children from impoverished communities where leotards and shiny pink pointe …

Sea Wall/A Life to Transfer to Broadway with Gyllenhaal and Sturridge by Mark A. Robinson

This summer the play-pairing Sea Wall/A Life, which just completed a run at The Public Theatre, will transfer to Broadway for a limited engagement. Following the production to Broadway’s H…

Tshidi Manye and Quentin Earl Darrington Will Star in Concert Reading of New Musical Wildflower by Andrew Gans

The musical is inspired by the life of The Lion King star Manye.

Police Identify Suspected Cause Of Notre-Dame Fire by Artsjournal1

“Paris police investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, … [though they] don’t have a green light to search Notre Dame’s cha…

‘Footloose’ cuts loose at the Marriott Theatre despite a few missteps by Catey Sullivan - For The Sun-Times

The major selling point for “Footloose” is leading lady (and Northwestern University grad) Lucy Godinez as Ariel, the preacher’s daughter.

Want the West Coast’s best in opera? You have to go to Europe by Mark Swed

How would have Yuval Sharon’s bewildering new production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” gone over in Los Angeles? That was the first thing that crossed my mind as I walked out of the …

Review: ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ gets splash-happy in La Mirada by Daryl H. Miller

Squeaks of anticipation greet the opening strains of familiar songs at a local revival of the stage musical “Singin’ in the Rain,” adapted from the 1952 MGM movie that keeps Gene Kelly…

Penguin Random House Starts Airline-Style Frequent Reader Program by Artsjournal1

The PRH Reader Rewards Loyalty Program will let members enter proof-of-purchase info online; when you reach 120 points (roughly ten books, the company says), you get up to $30 credit toward …

Hillary and Clinton review – Laurie Metcalf on winning form in solid drama by Alexis Soloski

The Golden Theatre, New York The Tony award winner dominates as the politician in a 2008-set work of speculative stage drama with John Lithgow as her supportive husband Remember when Hillar…

Guggenheim’s Hilma Af Klint Show Is Most Popular In Museum’s History by Artsjournal1

“The solo show for the Swedish artist, which has been widely praised by critics, has drawn in over 600,000 visitors. That influx of foot traffic has been accompanied by a 34 percent increa…

Global Roundup 4/19 - MUNY Casting, Corey Cott in WEST SIDE STORY, Encore Performance of ALIEN Play and More! by Bww Special

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…

New in L.A. theater: ‘Sister Act’ at Casa 0101, ‘Diana of Dobson’s’ at Antaeus and more by Philip Brandes

Questions of gender and identity drive headlines daily, so it’s only natural to find the topic taking center stage in our theaters. With emotional tones ranging from light to dark, this we…

Watch This 360-Degree View of Broadway’s My Fair Lady by Ruthie Fierberg

A wild new onstage look at the “Embassy Waltz,” recorded during a live performance.

'Hamilton's' George Washington will address 2019 Mancini Awards by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Christopher Jackson, a star of the CBS drama “Bull,” will visit Midland for the showcase of high school musical theater talent.

Hadestown by Billboard

Composer Anais Mitchell, director Rachel Chaikin, and actors Patrick Page and Amber Grey chat with Rebecca about their buzzy new musical's journey to Broadway.

16 Best Things to Do This Week in L.A.

From a bountiful Easter brunch and a 4/20 "high" tea to the return of Esa-Pekka Salonen and Dr. Ruth herself, here are the 14 best things to do in Los Angeles this week!

‘Outstanding vocals which you can’t fail to be impressed by’: ROCK OF AGES – Touring ★★★ by Olivia Mitchell

Rock of Ages is a jukebox music which lacks any storyline but makes up for it through the use of humour and performance.

Baltimore Symphony Gets $3.2 Million From Maryland Legislature by Artsjournal1

“[The move is] a potentially crucial step toward resolving a contentious labor dispute” — the musicians have been playing without a contract since January — “and allowing the organ…

Former Volunteer Docent Leaves Surprise $8 Million To Philadelphia Museum by Artsjournal1

Estelle Rubens, who died in January of 2018, was a popular guide at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for about 15 years, and she had told officials there that she’d leave the museum a…

Review: ‘Falsettos’ sings life’s frantic melodies at the Ahmanson by Daryl H. Miller

The first half of the musical “Falsettos” is set in 1979, the second in 1981 — years when Marvin, who leaves his wife and son for a man, was on the wrong side of sodomy laws in a numbe…

Photo Coverage: Laurie Metcalf, John Lithgow and More at HILLARY AND CLINTON Opening Night by Jennifer Broski

Hillary and Clinton opened last night, March 16, 2019, at the John Golden Theatre, where it plays through July 21, 2019. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night Check out the photos below

‘Hillary and Clinton’ review: Laurie Metcalf, John Lithgow lose this race by Joe Dziemianowicz

Not even two of the brightest stage stars — Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow — can make “Hillary and Clinton” more than a wispy exercise. The barbed comedy that opened Thursday night …

South London bargains for bankers

Clapham’s ‘hangover’, overgrown in Oxford and Trump’s property boost in Florida

For First Time In UK, Deaf Actor Goes On As Understudy For Hearing Actor In Hearing Role by Artsjournal1

Charlotte Arrowsmith, who joined the Royal Shakespeare Company last year to play Cassandra in Troilus and Cressida, stepped in for a colleague last week and played Vincentia in the RSC produ…

Review: Sitting, Arcola Theatre by Ela Portnoy

Review: Sitting, Arcola Theatre3.0Overall ScoreAfter a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Sitting, Katherine Parkinson’s debut play, transfers to the Arcola Theatre. It is a short play …

Hillary and Clinton at Golden Theatre, New York — an exercise in wishful thinking now appears rather dated

Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow offer impressionistic versions of the real-life couple

Camden People’s Theatre: The radical launchpad that’s still ‘cheeky’ at 25 by Nick Smurthwaite

The north London home of experimental theatre is celebrating its 25th anniversary in good shape and with a healthy roster of challenging

Calling Marie Kondo! The archives at the Kennedy Center and the National Theatre are a mess. by Nelson Pressley

The theaters are aiming to get their old programs, photos and other archival material in order, perhaps for public access.

Review: Three Sisters, Almeida Theatre by Alannah Jones

Review: Three Sisters, Almeida Theatre 4.0stars Fresh from the smouldering success of Summer and Smoke, Rebecca Frecknall reignites Anton Chekhov’s 1901 classic at the Almeida Theatre. Bes…

Ramin Karimloo Covers 'You'll Be Back' From HAMILTON - Stream and Download Now! by BroadwayWorld

Ramin Karimloo has released a new cover of 'You'll Be Back' from Hamilton. The song is now available for streaming and downloading on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and more

We Can Bring Peace, Afghanistan’s First All-Female Orchestra Tells Taliban by Artsjournal1

Says Negin Khpelwak, the 22-year-old leader of the Zohra Orchestra, “We can bring freedom, peace and honor to Afghanistan. Women can’t go back to the dark days — they can break our ins…

Italy’s State Broadcaster Proposes Separate Channels For Men And Women by Artsjournal1

“A source at RAI said the plan was about repositioning programmes to better target male and female audiences, rather than gender segregation, but the potential move has been lambasted by o…

Incidents in the Life of a 21st-Century Black Boy as Written by Himself by American Theatre Editors

When memory fails, writing can recall, awaken, and even liberate.

Review: Toast, The Other Palace by Gabriel Wilding

Review: Toast, The Other Palace 4.0stars Welcomed in by the comforting smell of toast, I enter The Other Palace which plays host to the latest incarnation of the food writer Nigel Slater’s…

What a cast! Who's joining Broadway's Andy Mientus for the Euro premiere of LGBTQ+ musical The View Upstairs?

Hold on to your hats, Smash fans! Andy Mientus is making his UK stage debut in the European premiere of new LGBTQ+ musical THE VIEW UPSTAIRS at Soho Theatre in July. And he's joined by a hot…

Not exactly Billary by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal drama column I review two Broadway openings, Lucas Hnath’s Hillary and Clinton and a revival of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This. Here’s an excerpt. *  * …

Replay: Humphrey Bogart on baseball by Terry Teachout

Humphrey Bogart endorses major-league baseball in an undated TV commercial filmed and originally telecast in the Fifties: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos …

‘There’s plenty to like about this show’: WOW EVERYTHING IS AMAZING – Touring by Laura Kressly

There’s plenty to like about Wow Everything Is Amazing, particularly the young performers. But it feels simultaneously too simple of story, and one that was created by adults and foisted o…

Almanac: George Orwell on power by Terry Teachout

“Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object o…

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell to be staged at favourite Soho haunt by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Coach & Horses pub to host new version of play based on ‘brilliantly funny, sour’ journalist The journalist Jeffrey Bernard would wake up, smoke in bed for 30 minutes “contemplatin…

The Friday 5: 5 Winter Garden Theatre Marquees by JK

This was the marquee when I was born. An omen? Yes. When I see Beetlejuice next month, it will be the 5th different show I've seen at the Winter Garden Theatre. I've been seeing shows on Br…

City and neighborhood festivals by Reader Staff

Good times, good times April…

54 Sings Alanis Morissette Returns to Feinstein's/54 Below on April 24 by BroadwayWorld

Alanis Morissette, who will be represented on Broadway next season with Jagged Little Pill, will be celebrated in story and song at Feinstein's54 Below on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019, at 930…

Snapshot: Mark Ruwedel/Cesare Fabbri at the Large Glass Gallery

The Pennsylvania-born photographer travelled the US, documenting how historical events have left a mark on the landscape

LA Philharmonic: Celebrating John Williams

Music director Gustavo Dudamel takes on the powerful sound world of Star Wars, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and more

Kelsey Lu: Blood

The singer-songwriter and cellist’s debut album is a powerful exploration of her own ‘Luthereal’ sound world

Jeremy Dutcher: Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa

In his debut album, the Canadian indigenous tenor mixes chamber music with the Wolastoqey language

Loyle Carner: Not Waving, But Drowning

In his second album, the south London rapper foregrounds his relationship with his mother

Bill Evans: Evans in England

A fan’s recording of a 1969 Ronnie Scott’s concert captures the spirit of the late pianist

Minyo Crusaders: Echoes of Japan

Debut album from Fussa-based group melds Japanese folk songs with Latin, African and Caribbean rhythms

Tumulus review – chemsex, murder and social satire in 'queer noir' thriller by Arifa Akbar

Soho theatre, LondonThere’s comedy and mystery but darker themes are under-explored in this original but tricksy meta-theatre production Anthony (Ciarán Owens) is a thirtysomething gay ma…

Paul Klee family represented by David Zwirner gallery

Plus: China’s galleries take on western artists; blockchain-backed art registry secures $7.3m; collectors give €300m to Notre-Dame

Avicii: True Stories — a touching biopic of the Swedish superstar

Levan Tsikurishvili delivers a powerful documentary charting Avicii’s rise to fame and tragic end

Jill Dando: The 20-Year Mystery — the whoddunit continues

This ITV documentary explores various scenarios that could explain the death of the beloved TV presenter

On digital: The Favourite / Sorry to Bother You

Olivia Colman stars as an infantile Queen Anne, and a black call-centre worker uses a ‘white voice’ to advance his career

The Looming Tower, BBC2 — a portrait of the build-up to 9/11

Jeff Daniels stars in a mini-series that examines the rise of Osama bin Laden and questions US competence in the Middle East

Wake Up With BWW 4/19: HILLARY AND CLINTON Reviews, and More! by Stephanie Wild

Good morning, BroadwayWorld, and Happy Friday Kick off your weekend by catching up on today's top stories

Theater review: ‘Grapes of Wrath’ shines a light onto a dark time by Joanne Engelhardt

The role of Ma Joad in the John Steinbeck-Frank Galati play, “The Grapes of Wrath,” is central — in fact, enormously crucial — to the understanding of this Pulitzer Prize-winning sto…

How Google can measure the physical impact of art

Sensors that track our responses to decor give designers a tool to enhance quality of life

'Footloose' at the Marriott keeps it light — it's about the kids and their music by Kerry Reid

Small towns afraid of dancing and alternative lifestyles (such as … enjoying dancing, I guess) have provided a fair amount of fodder for musicals. “The Prom,” the sweet-and-snarky musi…

Casting announced for the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch revival of The Hired Man

The landmark revival of Howard Goodal's THE HIRED MAN, running at the Queens Theatre Hornchurch this month (before touring to Hull and Oldham) has announced a cast of fantastic StageFaves. T…

Sensations — an erudite exploration of Britain’s first artistic golden age

The art critic Jonathan Jones seeks to recalibrate the history of the YBAs

‘A comedy sprinkled with horror & splashes’: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD LIVE! – Pleasance Theatre by Shanine Salmon

The play Night of the Living Dead is not quite like the eponymous B movie cult classic on which it is based. It’s very much a comedy sprinkled with horror and splashes of gore and I love i…

Review: Mortgage, Tristan Bates Theatre by Dovydas Laurinaitis

Review: Mortgage, Tristan Bates Theatre3.0starsI enter the space to the sound of screams as a beam of light tries to escape beyond sheets of plastic hanging at the back. Sugar cubes are line…

What to see this week in the UK by Andrew Pulver, Phil Harrison, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Miriam Gillinson and Lyndsey Winship

From Loro to Stealing Sheep, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...

Amélie the Musical review – sepia-toned surrealism that's high on imagination by Arifa Akbar

The Watermill Theatre, NewburyThe arrival of the kind-hearted and introverted Parisian on the UK stage is a magical and emotional triumph of adaptation The formidable success of Amélie the …

Howard Sherman: Theatre pop-ups, such as Fiona Shaw in New York, bring varied audiences by Howard Sherman

The pop-up theatre performance is not, at this point, a novelty. But in the line of surprising theatrical performances in public places,

‘Thelma & Louise’ Documentary Makes Its L.A. Premiere Friday by Kurt Gardner

Jennifer Townsend’s insightful documentary, Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise. is making its Los Angeles theatrical debut this week at Laemmle’s Music Hall starting

Why Elizabeth McGovern Found Louise Brooks And Her Chaperone So Alluring by Jeryl Brunner

The Downton Abbey star was so taken with Laura Moriarty's historical fiction book about Louise Brooks and her chaperone, she got inspired to make a move.

Britons at the beach: why photographers love the seaside

Coastal resorts offer rich pickings for image-makers, as Turner Contemporary’s new show demonstrates

Ian McEwan: ‘I write to find where I’m going’

On a hike in the Cotswolds, the novelist talks about the ethics of AI, his Brexit obsession — and the ‘profound refreshment’ he finds in walking

Thanos shows us how not to be an economist

The ‘Avengers’ villain sorely needs to undergo some peer review

Rufus Norris on ‘Small Island’ at London’s National Theatre

The director talks about race, Windrush and the late Andrea Levy

Remembering the Original Broadway Production of Carousel by Ted Chapin

The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic first opened on Broadway April 19, 1945.

Ways of Seeing: Sheila Heti on Pierre Bonnard

The Canadian novelist on the parallels between painting and writing

IMPRESSIONS: Netta Yerushalmy's "Paramodernities" at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Netta Yerushalmy's "Paramodernities" at New York Live Arts, "A move with outstretched arms and an upward gaze in the context of Ailey’s work might portray an oppressed peop…

He's the Only Director Who Makes Her Comfortable Enough to Bare All - Halley Feiffer and Trip Cullman discuss collaborating on 'The Pain of My Bellige

Halley Feiffer and Trip Cullman discuss collaborating on The Pain of My Belligerence at Playwrights Horizons---"We joke that this is the healthiest relationship in our lives," says Halley Fe…